On view through December 2017hvcca.org/pdf/2017.7.5 Press release Between I and Thou.pdf ·...

Detailof“Number43”byLeonardoDrew

OnviewthroughDecember2017'Between I& Thou'includesartists frommanydifferentareasof theglobe. Itexplores interconnectionsbetweenthepersonal,cultural,religiousandnational.Theworksreflectthehumanneedtotellthestoryofselfandsociety,offeringarichconversationaboutthesamenessanddifferentnessamongus. 'BetweenI&Thou'featurestheuseofmaterialsrangingfromfibertomultimedia,painting,drawing,technology,performanceandinstallation.Thereisanemphasisontheinclusionofseniorartistswhoseworkscogentlyreflectliveslivedacrosssignificantchangesinhistory.'BetweenI&Thou'celebratesdiversity.Discussingthis,LiviaStraus,HVCCADirector,said,

“FaithRinggoldisarguablyoneofthemostrenownedAfricanAmericanlivingartists.Herworkinquilts,drawingsandbookformspeaktosocialjusticeaswellasthestoriesandmemoriesofherownchildhood.JudithZabarworksthroughfreeassociation,herpainting/drawingsoftenbeginningwithdoodledthoughtsdoneatoddtimes,mininghersubconscious.Otherartists’worksoverlaypersonalwithculturalcues,likeAminahRobinsonwhointerweavesmemoryladenbuttonsandfabricsfromdiscarded,overusedclothing,embroideringherassemblageswithwordsreferencingherspiritualjourneyasshetreadsthetimewornstonesofJerusalem.AnartistlikeLeonardoDrewdrawsonthematerialsthatsurroundusaswellascomfortus,suchascottonbattingfrommattressesnowdisposedof,butwhenrecycledintoartcarrythestuffofourdreams.”

EnteringHVCCAoneisconfrontedbyAsyaReznikov’smotherimages,theartistgatheringnursingmilkoverseveralmonths,fillingbottlestooverflow.ThisisGaia,EarthMother,Supremenurturerandcaregiver.InourvideoroomisaninstallationbyPeterBynum,whoseilluminatedglasspaintingsbringusintothebiologicalstructureofouroneness…forthisisanexhibitionseekingtotouchuponthecommonhopes,needsanddreamsthatmusttakeus,ashumanbeings,tothatwhichleadstoamorecaringandpeacefulexistence,oneinwhichweseethe‘IinThou’.Artists:CristinaAlvarez-Arnold,LauraBattle,PeterBynum,OrlyCogan,LeonardoDrew,CamilleEskell,KristjánGudmundsson,ErikaHarrsch,MegHitchcock,ChrisJones,RemyJungerman,BarbaraKorman,CalLane,KatherineMangiardi,ToddMurphy,BrigitteNahon,SusanObrant,JongOh,MargaretLoyPula,LizQuisgard,RaquelRabinovich,AsyaReznikov,FaithRinggold,AminahRobinson,AntonioSantin,YardenaDonigYouner,JayoungYoon,JudithZabarSeewww.hvcca.orgforevents,educationprograms,presentationsanddiscussionsthataccompanythisexhibition.

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